"Trudie Goodwin Trudie Goodwin (born 13 November 1951) is an English actress best known for playing Sergeant June Ackland in the high-profile British television police drama ""The Bill"" from 1983 to 2007, and Georgia Sharma in the ITV soap ""Emmerdale"", from 2011 until 2015. Goodwin had appeared in ""The Bill"" since its pilot, ""Woodentop"", which was part of the storyboard plays for Thames TV in 1983. However, in February 2006, Goodwin announced she would be leaving the serial drama at the end of the year. She also took a sabbatical from the show lasting several months in 2005 in order"
"TV's long running variety show ""The Good Old Days"" in a Boxing Day edition of the programme. In later years the pair would become a Christmas TV institution in their own right. They had a series of shows that spanned over twenty years, during which time they developed and honed their act, most notably after moving to the BBC in 1968, where they were to be teamed with their long-term writer Eddie Braben. It is this period of their careers that is widely regarded as their ""glory days"". Their shows were: The pair starred in three feature films during the"
"blocks running three hours in length, called ""Tempo I"", ""Tempo II"" and ""Tempo III"". The second of the three programs, ""Tempo II"" was perhaps the most active, controversial and innovative. For the first couple of years the hosts were Stan Bohrman and Maria Cole (the wife of Nat King Cole). Guests ranged from William F. Buckley to Sammy Davis, Jr. and the political movers and shakers in Southern California. At one point, Stan even quit the program after what he called censorship on the topic of Eldridge Cleaver. Bohrman came back to the program and was joined by a new"
"networks operating at the time. Other charades shows have included ""Stump the Stars""; ""Movietown, RSVP""; ""Celebrity Charades""; ""Showoffs"" and ""Body Language"". TV panel shows saw their peak of popularity in the 1950s and '60s, when CBS ran the three longest-running panel shows in prime time: ""What's My Line?"", ""I've Got a Secret"" and ""To Tell the Truth"". At times, they were among the top ten shows on U.S. television, and they continue to experience occasional revivals. All three Goodson-Todman primetime shows were cancelled by CBS in 1967 amid ratings declines and trouble attracting younger viewers, although the programs were consistently"
"2009. This focused on the role of girls in these gangs, which have been responsible for crimes ranging from drug dealing and car theft, to robbery and murder. In 2014 she appeared in a documentary about Holloway Prison, called ""Inside Holloway"". Additionally, she has appeared on ITV's ""This Morning"", ""The Crime Thriller Club"", ""The Wright Stuff"" for Channel 5, ITV's popular daytime show ""Loose Women"", ""The One Show"" for BBC One, and a 2004 edition of ""The Culture Show"". Along with TV executive producer, Barry Ryan, Cole co-owns the film and television production company ""2 Queens"". Three of Cole's novels"
"Waiting for God (TV series) Waiting for God is a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1990 to 1994 starring Graham Crowden as Tom and Stephanie Cole as Diana, two spirited residents of a retirement home who spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families. It was written by Michael Aitkens. The show became very successful, running for five series. The programme is still repeated in the UK on various channels, most notably Gold and Drama. Series one to five have run (and in some cases continue to run) on PBS in the"
"known as ""Leave It to Bill"", which ran from April 26-December 13, 1947. He was the announcer for the ""Blondie"" radio program. Goodwin was the host of television shows, including ""Colgate Theatre"" and ""Penny to a Million"". His last job as announcer was for NBC Radio's ""The Bob Hope Show"" (1953–1955). Not long before his death, Goodwin appeared as Ed Weston in two episodes of the short-lived CBS sitcom, ""The Eve Arden Show"". Goodwin acted in several movies, including ""The Stork Club"" (1945), ""The Jolson Story"" (1946), and ""Jolson Sings Again"" (1949). He played the role of Sherman Billingsley in"
"hosted by Davina McCall, called ""Love on a Saturday Night"" and since 2010, ""Take Me Out"", hosted by Paddy McGuinness which is still airing. ""Blind Date"" returned on 20 May 2006, as part of ITV's coverage of a concert held outside the Tower of London to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the charity The Prince's Trust. Comedian Patrick Kielty and TV presenter Kate Thornton acted as hosts for the show which featured Dame Edna Everage, Roger Moore, Richard E. Grant and Chico Slimani as contestants. It returned again on 16 October 2013 to celebrate Black's 50-year career"
"Bill Goodwin William Nettles Goodwin (July 28, 1910 – May 9, 1958), was for many years the announcer and a recurring character of the Burns and Allen radio program, and subsequently ""The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"" on television from 1950-1951. Upon his departure, he was replaced by Harry von Zell. A native of San Francisco, California, Goodwin attended the University of California. He acted in stage productions on the West Coast before he began working in radio in 1930. His initial work on the air was at a station in Portland, Oregon. It was followed by stints at"
"Jr. His son is jazz drummer Bill Goodwin. Goodwin was found dead in his car on May 9, 1958, at the age of 47 after a heart attack in Palm Springs, California. He is interred at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California. Bill Goodwin William Nettles Goodwin (July 28, 1910 – May 9, 1958), was for many years the announcer and a recurring character of the Burns and Allen radio program, and subsequently ""The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"" on television from 1950-1951. Upon his departure, he was replaced by Harry von Zell. A native of San"
"show ""Gwlad y Gan"". TWW also launched the careers of many famous faces, who appeared on their early broadcasts. These include John Humphrys and Claire Rayner. TWW was the first to showcase Adge Cutler – his appearances on the TWW programme 'The Cider Apple' led to Adge's fame spreading and the formation of The Wurzels. Bruce Lewis was one of TWW's main news presenters; he went on to write various books about his experience during the Second World War, ""Aircrew, a Few of the First"", plus other titles such as ""How to be A TV Presenter"" – his son, Peter"
"show began a successful run with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and then moved to Global Television in 1980. In addition to the daytime programming, Global Television also developed 26 prime time episodes. The show continued to air in Canada with Global and on a few CBS owned-and-operated stations in the US until 1987. At that point Initiative Productions and partners had produced 478 episodes. Among the guests who appeared on the show was a pre-stardom David Letterman. Other guests included Margaret Trudeau (aired 3 February 1978), Jean Beliveau, Barry Morse and Elayne Boosler. An episode featuring guest Bob Crane was"
"The Garry Moore Show The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Dorothy Loudon, Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don Knotts, Lee Goodman, James Kirkwood, Jr., and Jonathan Winters. ""The Garry Moore Show"" garnered a number of Emmy nominations and wins. The show originally started as a radio program; CBS eventually awarded Garry his own early-evening television show in its place. Garry's radio partner since"
"main presenter. ""That's Life!"" ran on BBC1 for 21 years from 1973 to 1994, becoming one of the most popular shows on British television, reaching audiences of more than 18 million. During that time, it expanded the traditional role of the consumer programme from simply exposing faulty washing machines and dodgy salesmen, to investigating life-and-death issues, such as a campaign for more organ donors, which featured Ben Hardwick, a two-year-old dying of liver disease whose only hope was a transplant, and the investigation of a boarding school, the headmaster of which was a paedophile who employed several paedophile teachers. To"
"The Goodies The Goodies are a trio of British comedians: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie. They wrote for and performed in their eponymous television comedy show during the 1970s and early 1980s, combining sketches and situation comedy. The three actors met each other as undergraduates at Cambridge University, where Brooke-Taylor was studying law, Garden was studying medicine, and Oddie was studying English. Their contemporaries included Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle, who later became members of Monty Python, and with whom they became close friends. Brooke-Taylor and Cleese studied together and swapped lecture notes as they were"
"Gregory remained. Generally Buchanan, Gregory and Roslin would present the studio elements with Johnson hosting the gameshow inserts ""It's Torture"", ""Gunge 'em In The Dungeon"" and ""Mouse Trap"" (based upon the board game of the same name). By the third series, Andrea Arnold had left the programme entirely, with Tony Gregory also departing, replaced by former Children's BBC presenter Andy Crane. Crane, Buchanan, Roslin and Johnson remained as presenters until the end of the show's run. The first series' episodes included ""Spin-off"", a soap opera parody set behind the scenes of the programme. The cast of ""Spin-off"" included Richard Waites,"
"show on the Dumont Television Network which ran from December 14, 1949 to June 7, 1950. Only one episode of this DuMont show is known to exist, in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress. In 1956, it seemed that the television version of the show would be revived. There was news that NBC and Goodman Ace had selected Ernie Kovacs and his wife, Edie Adams, to play the roles of the couple in a pilot, but there is no information as to whether the pilot was ever filmed. Jane Ace all but retired from public life"
"cast of cavemen and cavewomen, and ""Football Crazy"" (also for ITV) which was a children's sitcom about the football team Wormwood Rovers. In 1975, Esmonde and Larbey created their best-known situation comedy: ""The Good Life"", starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. Set in Surbiton, London, it concerns itself with the attempts of Tom and Barbara Good (Briers and Kendal) to be self-sufficient after they decide to leave the rat race. Behind the middle-of-the-road and genteel middle-class surroundings lies a sharp social commentary and well-crafted characters. It ran on the BBC until 1978, although it is still"
"regulars Glenn Robbins as Martin Kelly, Peter Rowsthorn as Simon, Mary-Anne Fahey as Debbie, Christine Keogh as Betty and Russell Gilbert as Nudge, along with child actor Rebecca Smart (who was making a guest appearance in that week's episode) as Jenny. During the course of the sketch, an exasperated Jenny fired Betty, sent Nudge home, demanded that her two siblings find jobs, and then announced that the show would be renamed ""Hey Jenny!"" In 1992, Christopher Truswell briefly reprised the role of Nudge in an episode of another popular TV comedy series, ""The Late Show"", in which he appeared as"
"and congratulations from other impersonated celebrities. The first series was broadcast in 1999, comprising 13 episodes, on digital channel UK Play. The series was then picked up by BBC Two, with a second series of 13 episodes following in 2000. Series one was later shown on BBC Two. In Christmas 2000, a special 45-minute episode of the series was broadcast, entitled ""Rock the Blind"". The episode followed Gary Barlow (Lucas) and Ronan Keating (Walliams) as they recorded a charity single. Ted Robbins appeared as Pete Waterman, and Sara Cox as herself. Following the episode, the series saw a break of"
"to many national newspapers and magazines. She has four books to her name, including a novel. A broadcaster, writer, director and producer, she has worked with many major networks to produce TV shows and documentaries. This included BBC's The Clothes Show which ran for 12-years from 1986-98 and BBC's Style Challenge, which ran for 3 years from 1996-99. Other shows included, Swank C4, The Frock and Roll Years C4, Style Bible Granada, Well Woman, Granada, The All New Clothes Show UKTV Style. She also created documentary tributes for ITV featuring designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson, Philip Treacy and"
"the trial. The program, ""Tonight With Trevor McDonald – Major Fraud"", was broadcast on ITV a month after the trial, and credited with over 17 million viewers. Two weeks later, the day after ""Major Fraud"" aired in the US, the same channel broadcast another programme on the same topic, entitled ""The Final Answer"", which was credited with over 5 million viewers. Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court lasting four weeks (including jury deliberation for three-and-a-half days), which ended soon after a jury member was evicted for discussing the case in public, Charles and Diana Ingram and Whittock were convicted"
"Turner, Martin Freeman, Carol Vorderman, Patsy Palmer, Max Clifford, Geri Halliwell, Joe Elliott and Morgan Spurlock. International guests in season five included: William Shatner, Henry Winkler, Roger Moore, Richard and David Attenborough (on separate occasions), Paul Gascoigne, Spandau Ballet and a then-unknown singer called Lady Gaga. Former president Mary Robinson also appeared, as did Gay Byrne. David Hasselhoff made a return appearance to mark the final episode, as Tubridy moved to Friday nights and ""The Late Late Show"". In 2006, Tubridy began travelling beyond The Pale to host his annual special Christmas show. A poll found that, within five months"
"Show"" and ""Harry & Paul"". Celebrities played by Harry and Paul included Rob Brydon, Harry Hill, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, Melvyn Bragg, Mark Rylance and Stephen Hawking. Philippines foreign secretary Alberto Romulo complained to the British Embassy about a ""Clive the Geordie"" sketch in the fourth episode of the second series, in which the character is urged by his ""owner"" to mate (unsuccessfully) with a neighbour's Filipina maid. An online petition started by the ""Philippine Foundation"" condemned the sketch as ""completely disgraceful, distasteful and a great example of gutter humour... inciting stereotyped racial discrimination, vulgarity and violation of the maid's"
"variety of TV programmes for a range of broadcasters, including ""Strictly Come Dancing"", ""Harry Hill's TV Burp"", ""Match of the Day"", ""Later... with Jools Holland"", ""Miranda"", ""The Alan Titchmarsh Show"", ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"" and ""8 Out of 10 Cats"", and big complex live productions such as Children in Need and Comic Relief. Over the years they were home to some of the world's most famous TV programmes including ""Fawlty Towers"", ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"", ""Blue Peter"", ""Absolutely Fabulous"", classic ""Doctor Who"" and most of the best known BBC drama series. From the 1980s the use of the complex"
"in 1943, and appeared in such films as ""The Limping Man"" (1953), ""The Cruel Sea"" (1953) and ""The Deep Blue Sea"" (1955). She had a regular role in the first series of the BBC radio comedy ""Hancock's Half Hour"" in 1954–55, and was also one of the girlfriends in ""A Life of Bliss"" starring George Cole as David Bliss, a perpetual bachelor. She starred in the BBC television series ""The Whitehall Worrier"" and ""The Very Merry Widow"" from 1967 to 1968. (Later series of this programme were titled ""The Very Merry Widow — and How!"") Lister also appeared on various"
"was broadcast between 2013 and 2017 on the Dave channel. Gorman has also been a guest on other shows on Dave, such as ""Taskmaster"" and ""Go 8 Bit"". Gorman was born in Stafford. He studied mathematics at the University of Manchester but never graduated, dropping out after a year of study. Before his solo successes, he was in demand as a writer, having co-written three series of ""The Mrs Merton Show"", as well as writing for many other television series in the UK, including ""The Fast Show"". In 2003, he was listed in ""The Observer"" as one of the 50"
"from April 2 to June 27 and from October 1, 1950 to September 21, 1952. During this long period the series was known as ""Goodrich Celebrity Time"". Panelists included, at various times, Sir Thomas Beecham, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, John Daly, Ilka Chase, Peggy Ann Garner, Kitty Carlisle, Boris Karloff, Kyle MacDonnell (1922-2004), Herman Hickman, Martha Wright, Mary McCarty (1923-1980), and Jane Wilson. The show had the following names during its run. ""The Eyes Have It"" holds one footnote in television history – it is the only game show to debut as two unrelated programs with different formats, networks, producers, and"
"on BBC Radio 4. The first series was broadcast May–June 2006. A second series was broadcast 16 January–20 February 2007, during which they won a Sony Radio Academy Award. A third series was broadcast in January 2008, a fourth in January 2011 and a fifth in May 2013. In February 2014, Radio 4 broadcast ""Nurse"", written by Whitehouse and David Cummings and starring Esther Coles in the title role, with Whitehouse playing a variety of characters, including Graham Downs who had previously appeared in ""Down the Line"". He also starred alongside Eddie Large and Russ Abbot in episode 4 of"
"take on additional acting jobs. She was a presenter on the radio programme ""Public Ear"" in 1963-64, and in the following year she was typecast yet again in the role of 'the seductive Maria' in a BBC serial. In June 1963 she married the literary agent Clive Goodwin (1932-1978) after a mere ten-day romance. Her marriage disappointed many, including Peter Blake and her married lover, the television director Philip Saville, whom she had met towards the end of her student days and had worked for. (Their affair is said to have obtained the material for a screenplay by Frederic Raphael;"
"stations in Sacramento and Los Angeles. Goodwin was known for frequently promoting the item sold by the sponsor of the show (Swan Soap or Maxwell House Coffee, among others, on radio; Carnation Evaporated Milk on television). He was effective on radio in doing ""integrated commercials"", the first announcer to do so in which the advertisement was deftly woven into the show's storyline. In 1945, Goodwin was the ""featured comedian"" as a regular on ""The Frank Sinatra Show"" and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. In 1947, he had his own program, ""The Bill Goodwin Show"", a situation comedy, also"
"in 1951. One of his early successes was ""Top Town"", a talent show pitting contestants from neighbouring towns against each other. His longest running success was ""The Good Old Days"", which started in 1953 and was on air for 30 years, making it the longest-running light entertainment programme ever broadcast. Colehan tested his idea for a television variety show with a pilot broadcast in 1952 from the City Varieties Theatre in Leeds, entitled ""The Story of the Music-Hall"". Colehan also came up with the idea of dressing the audience in Edwardian costumes. Many high-profile entertainers appeared on the show, including"
"radio; the ""Blondie"" radio program had a long run spanning several networks. Initially a 1939 summer replacement program for ""The Eddie Cantor Show"" (sponsored by Camel Cigarettes), ""Blondie"" was heard on CBS until June 1944, when it moved briefly to NBC. Returning to CBS later that year, ""Blondie"" continued there under a new sponsor (Colgate-Palmolive) until June 1949. In its final season, the series was heard on ABC from October 1949 to July 1950. Two ""Blondie"" TV sitcoms have been produced to date, each lasting only one season. Blondie and Dagwood made a brief animated appearance in ""The Fantastic Funnies"","